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T O P I C R E V I E WLM-12Photo KSC-68P-127 shows the S-IVB stage for Apollo 7 as it was unloaded from the Super Guppy transport aircraft on the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral.In September 1965 on a certification flight of the Super Guppy over the Mojave Desert, there was a major structural failure during a high-speed dive test. Despite the damage, the pilots did land the aircraft safely at Edwards Air Force Base.A link to a first-hand account of the flight from one of the pilots can be found here.
In September 1965 on a certification flight of the Super Guppy over the Mojave Desert, there was a major structural failure during a high-speed dive test. Despite the damage, the pilots did land the aircraft safely at Edwards Air Force Base.
A link to a first-hand account of the flight from one of the pilots can be found here.
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